Alfredo Rivera, MD
Program Director
Alfredo Rivera, MD, is board-certified in both General and Geriatric Psychiatry. He earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine residency at Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, he then trained in the psychiatry residency at University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. He then completed the geriatric psychiatry fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Rivera is currently the Chair for the Behavioral Health Service Line, Medical Director for Geriatric Psychiatry, and he is also on the teaching faculty for the Psychiatry Residency Program for HealthONE/The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA).
Dr. Rivera has practice experience in a variety of roles, from administration, to private practice, to serving as the Principle Investigator on multiple phase II/II/IV clinical trials. With a passion for the advancement in the treatment of behavioral health and a special commitment to senior care, he has been instrumental in expanding services in HealthONE/TMCA since 2015.
In addition to academic experience and clinical expertise, Dr. Rivera has been honored as Resident of the Year, Faculty of the Year, he was nominated for Medical Director of the Year, as well as recipient of the ICARE award from HealthONE.
Outside his medical practice, Dr. Rivera enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 adult children. Together, they enjoy Colorado’s natural beauty, as well as its vibrant metropolitan events. His other interests include all things with wheels, from bicycles to motorcycles, the craft beer culture, exploring local and national destinations, and he is quite adventurous for any exotic food challenges.
Chris G. Rogers, MD
Associate Program Director
Dr. Rogers is the medical director of child and adolescent services at The Medical Center of Aurora. He is the current president of the Colorado Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Society and sits on the Advocacy Committee for the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Rogers attended medical school as well as adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. His passions are teaching, psychotherapy and advocating for the needs of the families he serves. He is active in following the available research around cannabis use and recently helped update the AACAP Facts for Families on adolescents and marijuana.
Dr. Rogers enjoys the challenges presented by helping to build a new psychiatry residency program and the opportunities to learn from resident physicians. When he is not working too much he is typically playing too hard either climbing up a cliff or biking down a mountain. He has 3 wonderful kids who often remind him how it’s hard to have a dad who always wants to have a “big talk.”
Zachary Robinson, MD
- Board-certified: child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Fellowship: University of Colorado Denver
- General Psychiatry Residency: University of Colorado Denver
- Medical Education: University of Colorado Denver
Leah Brar, MD
- Board-certified: forensic psychiatry and general psychiatry
- Forensic Fellowship: University of Colorado Denver
- General Psychiatry Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSCSA)
- Medical Education: Baylor College of Medicine
Erin Smith, MD
- Curriculum Development Committee, general psychiatry chair
- Board Certified: General Psychiatry
- General Psychiatry Residency: University of Arkansas
- Medical Education: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Damon DeLeon, MD
- Board Certified: Child and adolescent psychiatry and general psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Fellowship: Brown University
- General Psychiatry Residency: University of Viriginia Medical Center
- Medical Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine